Lower Hardres · Canterbury · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lower Hardres?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,443.70£24.37 more than the Canterbury Band D average (£2,419.33).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Lower HardresBand D
  • Canterbury council£254.43
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Lower Hardres parish precept£45.71
Total for the year£2,443.70
Parish part
£45.71
+£0.84 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,629.13
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£244.37
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
287
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lower Hardres, 2026-27

Estimates: the Canterbury average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,629.13£162.916/9
Band B£1,900.66£190.077/9
Band C£2,172.18£217.228/9
Band D£2,443.70£244.379/9
Band E£2,986.74£298.6711/9
Band F£3,529.79£352.9813/9
Band G£4,072.83£407.2815/9
Band H£4,887.40£488.7418/9

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Band D in Lower Hardres compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Lower Hardres figure is an estimate

Lower HardresLower Hardres£2,444Canterbury averageCanterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
Lower HardresLower Hardres£2,444Canterbury ave…Canterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lower Hardres
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lower Hardres in 2026-27

Lower Hardres's local council set a precept of £13,125 for 2026-27, raised from 287 Band D-equivalent homes: £45.71 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £44.87, so it has risen by £0.84 (1.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,348.12 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Canterbury: £254.43 for Canterbury council, £1,758.60 for Kent County Council, £285.15 for Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, £99.81 for Kent and Medway Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Lower Hardres, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,629.13£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.66£1,901BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,172.18£2,172CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,443.70£2,444DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,986.74£2,987EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,529.79£3,530FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,072.83£4,073GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,887.40£4,887HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,629.13£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.66£1,901BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,172.18£2,172CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,443.70£2,444DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,986.74£2,987EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,529.79£3,530FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,072.83£4,073GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,887.40£4,887HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lower Hardres, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,629.13£162.91£135.76£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,900.66£190.07£158.39£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,172.18£217.22£181.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,443.70£244.37£203.64£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,986.74£298.67£248.89£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,529.79£352.98£294.15£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,072.83£407.28£339.40£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,887.40£488.74£407.28£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Lower Hardres?
About £2,443.70 for 2026-27, of which £45.71 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lower Hardres?
About £1,900.66 a year, or £190.07 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lower Hardres compare with the rest of Canterbury?
Its parish precept adds £45.71 to a Band D bill; across Canterbury parish precepts add £21.34 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Canterbury with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method